Teddy Bear of the Year
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
The teddy bears' picnic gets a modern twist in this warm and fuzzy picture book about a young teddy bear who learns that small acts of kindness can make a big difference.
Ollie is a regular bear with a regular job. He listens to his girl's stories about her days, he snuggles her to sleep and he is there waiting when she gets home from school. Just your typical teddy bear stuff. So when he is whisked away to the annual teddy bears' picnic, he feels insignificant compared to the other bears who do daring and daunting things: sleepovers, hospital stays--even a night in the lost and found!
After small talk with a regional stuffing manager, a department of cuddling official and a stitchery inspector; a stop at the snack table; and even some team building activities, it's time for the teddy bear service awards . . . and Ollie feels even more small and unimportant. But he soon learns that it's not just the big things that matter, it's the little things too.
While parents will love the tongue-in-cheek office-party details, kids and parents alike will fall in love with Ollie: a sweet bear who discovers that his love for his girl makes him very special indeed.
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VanSickle takes teddy bears' work seriously in this fanciful story. Ollie, who is on the clock beginning "weekdays at three," loves his gig as a teddy bear. One night, a ship arrives outside his girl's window, and a grizzled teddy escorts Ollie to a fairy-like setting deep in the woods: his first-ever teddy bears' picnic, featuring new friends, sweets, and even "bearaoke." When a ceremony recognizing "excellence in teddy-care" begins, Ollie fears he's too "ordinary" to be acknowledged but soon receives the "Teddy Bear of the Year" award for excelling at the teddy-care ABCs ("Always Be Cuddling"). VanSickle amuses with on-the-job lingo, and Hanson's enchanted scenes highlight teddies' ability to comfort. Ages 3 7.
